4. Doomwatch

In which we reach the letter 'D' and explore that prescient beast Doomwatch, devised by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis, which aired for 3 series between 1970 and 1972. We take a close look at the series 2 episode Web of Fear with Glyn Owen, Stephanie Bidmead and the least threatening spiders in a drama ever, and the famously untransmitted episode Sex and Violence featuring June Brown and Bernard Horsfall. Underwhelmed by the former, the latter, on the other hand, feels startlingly relevant to the present day. Next Time: Edge of Darkness